Hiking guide - Picos de Europa | Rother (French)

European peak topoguide comprising 50 well detailed routes.

184 pages, 117 color photos, 50 altitude profiles, 50 maps at 1:50 000/1: 75 000, 2 synoptic maps.

The Picos de Europa National Park is the oldest in Spain and, with an area of ​​more than 65,000 hectares, one of the largest in Europe. There are already the snowy peaks of these "peaks of Europe" representing for the sailors one of the first benchmarks at the entrance to the Gulf of Biscay. The abrupt massif is placed under high protection as early as 1918. Hikers travel today one of Spain's most fascinating landscapes.

The Rother "Picos de Europa" Hiking guide offers 50 very varied itineraries, in valley and mountain. The massif, with its culmination peaks at more than 2600 meters above sea level, extends only 20 kilometers from the Atlantic coast. Charming valleys, isolated alpine, spectacular gorges and cranks of high mountains are responsible for making the views of breathtaking. Peaceful hikes in the valley to the sheltering circuits of refuge in refuge via the climbs of panoramic peaks, this guide suggests routes for all tastes, all the moods and all weather conditions. Many of the courses are editable for envi, thanks to variants and possibilities of combinations. Each route is presented with a detailed description of the course, a small map on which it is postponed and a significant altimetric profile. A practical sheet indicates the difficulties, the possibilities of restoration, the swimming places , and much more.

The rich information provided in cultures and traditions as well as the many photos manage to transmit a beautiful overview of the region.

The GPS traces are available for download on the website of Bergverlag Rother editions.